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The Field of Tel-el-Kebirâ€"A Mile of Dead ~Arab1 Fired atâ€"Tne Highlanders in Actionâ€"â€"Another Conference. Regarding the Egyptian loss in \Vedne:z- day’s engagement no computation approach- ing accuracy has yet been made, but includ- ing what has been accounted for by the caval- ry, it cannot be short of 2,500 to 3,000. In several places the bodies of the Egyptians were lying in heaps ol 30 to 50, and they lay in dense rows where the 42nd, getting in flank, enfiladcd Arabi’s lines while they were holding the position against the attack in front. The dead extended for over a mile behind the position as our pur- suing troops fired after the mass of fugitives. Altogether the field at Tel-el-Kebir presents a terribly ghastly sight. In many instances the. wounded Arabs fired upon the English after they had psssed. There were lament- able casualties on the enemy’s side ; even OLD MEN MID CHILDREN WERE KILLED. This was unavoidable, owing to the fact that the Egyptians kept up a straggling fire from the mud huts. uuu [,Vvu u.u5.....-... The [Jerald‘s correspondent writes :â€"A ride over the field after the battle shows that the enemy’s loss was extremely heavy ; indeed it is difficult to understand how so great a number of men have been killed in the battle, which lasted but a. brief hour. The enemy’s position consisted of lines of salid entrenchments bound together by wattles. It was four miies long from flank to flunk. At intervals bastions mounted by guns protected the from, and there were successive SERIVS 0F DEEP TRENCIIES. At right angles to the (xtreme left of their position a deep trench extends two miles to the r :ar, behind which is another entrench- meut, forming a defence of the front line from attack on the flank towards the canal. 0n the right were very strong works. The natural irregularities of the ground' consti- tuted a very formidable position, which would have cost great expenditure of life had it been attacked in front. This part of the line, however, was avoided and our at.- tacks were directed towards the flanks. All who accompanied the Highland brigade were enthusiastic at the brilliant character of their advance. Their orders were to march up to the first trench and carry it by the bayonet WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT. This order w s literally executed. After their conduct on preceding occasions, it was expected that the Egyptians would not stop to oppose the determined rush, but hundreds remained at their posts, and were bayonetted where they stand. As soon as the trench was won, the nghlandcrs were assailed from the strong river line command- ing the trench which had been carried, but cheering loudly they pressed forward, carrying one redonbt afteranother, shoo: ing and bayonetting the ice as they ran. At one point only was the advance checked fora. moment, but the first line was rein- forced from behind, and with another cheer they swept on again, AND CLEAKED THE ENEMY from before them. At some of the busticna, the resistance, although unavailing, was desperate, the Egyptians being caught as in a trap by the rapidity of the advance, de- fending themselves to the last. At these points the Egyptians lie dead in hundreds, while only here and there a. Highlander lies stretched among them, lying face down- wards, as if shot in the act of charging, Had the Egyptians fired any way accurate- ly the losses must have been tremendous ; as it is they are marvelously slight when the nature of the works carried and the number of the defenders is considered. Roubi Pasha. says Arahi when the attack on Tel-el-Kebir commenced, was panic- strieken at its suddenness. Obeytl Pasha was killed in battle. “M”! M; AC el‘,‘ “ Do I believe in fairy stories?" Darling, of course I do ; In giants so tall, And Titania small ; I believe in them all, Don’t you? “ Was there ever any Red Riding Hood 2 ” Oh, yes ; without a doubt. There are wolves today To lead you astray ; When they come in your way, Look out i “ And was there ever a. Cinderella, With haughty sisters 7 " Why yes. I’ve met with her since: And, though proud ones may wince, She’ll marry the prince, I guess. ly the losses 1 as it is they the nature of number of $11} was Kluuu u. m.» ..... According to the correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, Arabi was seen riding by the village of Belbeis from the (liaaster at 'L‘el-el-Kebir attended by only twenty horse- men. The fugitive rebel leader as he dash- ed past \vav. (1 ms SWORD RED WITH BLOOD, appealing to the natives with the cry, " Egypt is ruined." His cause is evcry. Where considered as hopeless. Twelve hundred prisoners and twenty. seven Egyptian oifieers have been marched back to Ismailia. from Til-el-Kebir. After the arrival of the Khedive at Cairo a reg“. larly constituted court will be established for the public trial of the rebel chiefs, who will be allowed to engage council. Arabi Pasha was taken before the Km. (live. He presented a. loathsome PICTURE OF GROVELLINU SERVILITY. He swore that he was not awarehc was fighting against the Khedive. The Kho- dive remained standing while Arabi was in his presence, and when Arabi had conclud- ed the Khedive ordered his removal. . 1 . KHEDIVE AND ARABI. Cll Vllu AlAAVw-v â€" 7 Egyptian doctors state that when Ambi was making off to Zagazig he vsas fired at by one of his own ofiicers. Mahmound Baroudi and Suleiman Sami who command‘ed abattalion which took z; leading part in the burning of Alexandria, have fled to Upper Egypt. 1' r ‘v\ . “‘““"‘~'“ 'z; u..v The. engmeers report IxaEr-el-Dwar aban- dtoued, They saw many skeletons there. THE REBEL CHIEFS SERVILITY. Fairy Storles. \“4‘Q>O~ DEEP TRENCIIE.‘. The rebels are supposed to have gone to the Aboukir forts. The enemy's troops from Mahalla, Aboukir, and Kafr-el-Dwar will parade at the front here ; those from Mahal- la on Sunday, when they surrendered their arms, will be stripped of their military dresss, and disbanded. Telegrams from the Governor of Ben-ha- el-Assel to the Governor of Zagazxg order- ing the latter to cut the canal and flood the country have been intermpted. . Y, r n "U. “M.” The Egyptian guns at Kafr-el-D war were cleverly concealed. Four were as large, if not larger, than the British guns. The gar- rison consisted of Arabi’s best troops, the Tel-e1-Kebir lot being recruits of NOT MORE THAX T\VENTY DAYS, SERVICE. The Egyptian negro troops crossed bay- onets with the Highlanders and Irish regi- ments yesterday. The accuracy with which the Highland brigade came into line, aftera. seven miles march, on a. moonless night, in the desert sand, guided only by stars, and stormed the entrenchments and redoubts vesterday, has never been surpassed in history. ‘ The mam who “broke the noose gently’ got a. divorce in Indiana. After a man has been hugged nearly to death by sin he turns around and embraces religion.” “Keep off the g'ass” is a. corporation way of interdicting a certain class of duelling ;it forbids the public to cross swards It is a, singular freak which ladies have that of making their new bonnets match everything but their husband‘s pocket;- books. Tourists are sometimes suggestive. “Why, a donkey couldn’t climb 'that hill,” said one of them ; and then he added, “and I’m not going to try it.” Soimuch spling water is toted about at Saratoga that a fellow” may be seen there with a bottle under his arm and not lose his character. “ Look out for ton-dollar bills on the â€"â€" Bank,” says an exchange. Of course we will ; been looking out tor ten-dollar bills for a long, time, but they do not come along. “ You are accused of being a chronic thief. What excuse have you got ‘3” “ None, boss, ’ceptin’ chronic poverty,” replied the Austin colored vagrant. “Wealth,” says Henry Ward Beecher, “is sure to take wings and fly away.” Yes, Henry, that is so. One day we have thirty- five cents and the next day we are dead broke. but, such is life. Just think of it. Arabi Bey took to him- self a third wife only a day or two ago. We have no sympathy with a. man who flies in the face of Providence so recklessly. He must be an awful fighter to want a third wife. Says the Philadelphia News : “ Mary An- derson has been out sailiu g In her new yacht. She is very handsome, decidedly fast, has all the modern improvements, and plenty of room on deck.” \Ve presume the News re- fers to the yacht. \Vhere ignorance is bliss : A number of Baltimoreans caught in an unlicensed beer saloon swore that they did not know what they were drinking. A good many Boston beer consumers could truthfully subscribe to the same declaration. Just exactly what awoman wants awatch for is not quite certain. The chain is the only part of the arrangement she ever wears. The watch itself is “ run down,” mainspring broke, and tucked away in the dressing-case most of the time. A woman and a. watch are incompatible. It is quite the idea this season for a young lady to artistically decoxate a. little fan and present it to her best gentleman friend. This doesn’t signify “ There is acoolness be- tween us,” as might be supposed. It is a hint for the young man to fan the flame with more ardor. “What is a yacht ‘3” we inquired of along, gaunt codder, who was lounging about the wharf. ” What is a yot ‘3” said the fisher- man; “Well, you gets any sort of a craft; you please, and fill her up with liqu011 and seeygars, and get yer frens on board and have a. high old time and that’s a yot.” “I see,” said old Mrs. Anchovy, “that they are making car wheels out of paper. What do you suppose that’s tor, Mrs. Birds- eye?” “ That ; oh, I’ve no doubt they are getting scared about so many people being run over and cut in two endwise and are trying to get; some kind of stuff that ain’t so dangerous.” Arithmetical progression: County Court Judge (to defendant)â€"“The case seems clear to me, and having had the goods you must pay the amount claimed. Now, how much Can you pay? Can you manage four shillings a. month 1/” Defendanfi (a1_poor man, certain- 1*);5;‘£1\Ie, sir ! Four shillihg a moxith ! No, certainly not ; but Idon’t mind paying two shillings a week l” Love" at the seashore: “ Oh, Harold,” said she, as she clung close to his arm, “how very quiet and restful the sea seems to be this evening.” “ Just as I would like awife to be,” was the response. “ And would you, as a husband, he the quiet, restful comple- ment of such a. wife 1’” He thought he could, and the launch inta the sea. of matrTmouial difficulties was thus quietly made. There’s sure to be a gale however. A correspondent of an agricultural paper starts acurious theory in regard to wet summers. He has noted that after a great battle rain has fallen in heavy showers with- in twenty-four hours, and he suspects that we artificially and unintentionally Increase our rainfall. He goes on to say :â€"“If a bird’s-eye view of England could be taken any Saturday afternoon or‘ evening during our summer months, the Whole coast line at intervals would appear to be; dotted with puffs of smoke, the breath of the big guns our artillery volunteers practice with. Now, if taken in the aggregate, the number and weight of these guns would, I think, far exceed in these respects anything that re- cent battles have brought together, and though the effect is of course diminished by the guns being wide scattered, yet for the same reason the area affected is increas- cd in an inverse ratio.” AMONG OUR EXCHANGES. The Newest Rain Theory. CANADIAN GLEANINGS. \Vhat ls going on Throughout the Dominion -â€"-Cllpplnas from our Exchangesâ€"The best the Scissors can find. Mr. B. B. Osler, Q.C.,\ has sold his resi- dence, Hannah-street Hamilton, to Mr. John Stuart for $15,000 cash. A young man named Fortin was almost instantly killed at Levis on Tuesday night by being th ow_n on his head out of a. waggon. During the recent gale a. number of sail boats capsized on Burlington Bay on ac- count of the changeable winds. No serious results are reported. Dr. Girard, for 44 years Secrxtary of the Quebec Education Department, has been ap- pointed an officer d’academic by the Presi- dent of the French Republic. A company owning quarries at Port Philip, Cum eriand county, N. S. has sus~ pended work, and the manager has abscoul- ed without; paying the workmen. Mrs. Gillespie, of Huntington, who in 1878 entrusted J. S. Hunter with $2,000 f r in- vestment, has taken an action against that much celebrated notary, who is now over the border. John MacIul 'y, the engineer of the steam shovel machine at work on the Canada At;- lautic Railway near pttawa, was injured-by The Quebec Garrison Artillery mustered at the armoury and afterwards proceeded to Levis, where they went into camp. Several rural battalions also arrived and joined the camp. m. a r' 11 1 :- 1 a bé-iictâ€"‘Vévgplogion a day or fwo ago zlnd diea on \Vednesday. Jahnes, Thomas and Jo' 11 F. Ixecfe and John Kent appeared before Squire Stanley at Lucan to answer the charge of shooting M. Toohey in the late Biddulph unpleasantness. The quartette Were sent for trial. It seem; that a large portion of the town of Levis is built upon the J esuit’s estate pro- perty, for the restoration of which through- out the Provmce a regular claim is confident- ly expected to be set up shortly. The Montreal Harbour Commissioners show an increasedrevenue for the month of August over the same month of last year of $3,000, and of tonnage by 8,299 tons. For the season the decrease is about 3 per cent. A shocking fatal acoluent occurred at Quebec. A young man named Coatelow, son of a Government contractor of that name, tell to the street below from the dome ofa two-storey house, on which he was working, and was instantly killed. Ralph Gular, afarmer living near Niagara Falls, had his barn fired on 'Wednesday and totally consumed with its contents, a valu- able team of horses, nine hogs, 275 bushels of oats, seven tons of hay, and a quantity of grain, farm implements, etc. The loss is not known. The fire was the work of an incendiary. On Thursday, at Chatham, a man named Green fell from a. scaffold 011 R. 0. Smith’s new building. His leg was broken in two places ; several ribs were broken and he was injured internally. He is still alive, but no hopes of 11‘s recovery are entertained. The number of men in camp at Levis is 670, the whole uuder the command of the commandant of the Seventh Military Dis- trict, Lieut.-Col. Duchesnay, D.A.G., With Lieut.-Col. Dorsonnens, as Brigade Major. The men drill thrice a: giay, two hours ench An interesting feature of the London Cimp in the Young Men’s Christian Associa- tion tent, at large marque in which reading matter and stationery is provided for the volunteers tree of charge, while a parlour organ and a. good choir funish music for the religious services, which are held daily at 3 and 7:30 p. m. The American canal boat Earl & Skinner, from Hoboken, with coal to Messrs. Bennett & Co., has been seized by the custom au- thorities at Quebec for some infraction of the customs regulations. It seems some of the vessel’s cargo was sold on the passage down, and no report of the transaction was made at the custom house. Considerable opposition was manifested at Montreal to the Canada Pacific Railway be- ing allowed to take up St. Louis, Champ de Mars. and other streets with their proposed railway depot. It is believed that they will carry the scheme to completion notwith- standing the opposition made. time. days. At Teeswater, on Thurslay, as a. little girl aged 7, daughter of John E. Kennedy, was crossing the river on a plank, she was blown off by a sudden gust of wind, falling at distance of about twenty feet and striking on the stone work below. Her face and head were badly cut and one arm shockingly mangled. She will likely recover. , A digraceful affair happened at Jones Falls, near Kingston, at the wake of a man. Some got to betting on the weight of the corpse. To prove which was right they took the corpse out of the coffin an '. carried it a quarter of a mile to a. hotel where it could be weighed. Thence they went to a spring, gave the corpse a drink of water, and tried to pour whiskey down the throat, Frances A. Smith, the daughter of the late Major Hiram B. Mills, has come out in public With a statement over her own signa- ture, in which she recapitulated the story originally published. She insists that she has a claim upon her father’s estate, and has documents with 1151‘ to prove it. These she has handed over to Messrs. Abbott, Tait &. Abbott, Montreal, who have her case in hand. An item for the household says, “ If the water in which new cabbage is boiled is changed Once or twice it will be less llkely to be indigestible.” Perhaps it will, and per- sons who are in the habit; of drinking water in which new cabbage is boiled should heed the suggestion; but as long as water is so cheap we shall continue to take ours raw.â€" A’orrixtown II eralcl. The weary husband, as he proceeds to take down the clothes-line, unconsciously trips over a crouquet arch, and from the bot- tom of his feet wishes he was where the wickets cease from troubling. An engagement is reported in to have occurred near Kairouan, in the French lost 50 killed and the 150. Géneral Lunrd is Expected in a. few HOME NEWS. Tunis which Arabs \Vhen we think how superstition, retir- ing from the world, still keeps its grasp up- on the sailors of to-day, we can imagine how it must have ruled the ignorant seamen of Columbus. The thoughtful, lonely ways of their admiral made him only an object of terror ; they yielded to him with won- derful submission, but it was the homage of fear. The terror reached its climax when they entered the vast “Sargasso Sea,” a region of Gulf-weedâ€"â€"a tract of ocean as large as France, Humboldt saysâ€"- through which they sailed. Here at last, they thought, was the home of all the monsters depicted in the charts, who might at any moment rear their distorted forms from the snaky sea-weed, “ Like demons’ endlong tresses, they sailed through.” At the very best, they said, it was an inundated land (lim'ras aneyadesâ€"probably the fabled sunken Island Atlantis, of which they had heard; whose slime, tradition said, make it impossible to explore that sea, and on whose submerged shallows they might at any time be hopelessly swamped or entangled. “ Are there no graves at home,” they asked each other, according to Herrera, “ that we should be brought here to die 2’” The trade-winds, afterwards called by the friars “ winds of mercy,” he- eause they aided in the discovery of the New \Vorld, were only winds of despair to the sailors. They believed that the ships were sailing down an inclined slope, and that to return would be impossible, since it b'ew always from home. There was little to do in the way of trimming sails, for they sailed almost on a parallel of latitude from the Canaries to the Bahamas. Their severest labor was in pumping,r out the leaky ships. The young adventurers re mained listlessly on deck, or played the then fashionable game of primero, and heard incredulously the daily reports told by Co'umbus ot the rate of sailing. They would have been still more incredulous had they know the truxh. “ They sighed and wept,” Herrera savs, “and every hour seemed like ayear.” The same Spanish annalist compares Columbus to St. Christopher in the legend bearing the infant Christ across the st earn on his shoulders; and the explorer has « ften being painted in that character in those days. But the weight that Columbus had to bear up was a wearisome and unworthy load. Sometimes they plotted to throw him overboard by a munmuvre (con dis- inmlaycion, Herrera. says), intending to say that he fell in while star-gazing. But he according to Peter Martyr, dealt with them now by winning words. now by encourag- ing their hopes (Mandi; modo verbis, am» pla spemodo). If they thought they saw land, he encouraged them to sing an an- them ; when it proved to be but acloud, he held out the hope of land to-morrow. They had sailed August 3, 1492, and when they had beenout two months (October 3), he refused to beat about in search of land, though he thought they were near it, but he would press straight through to the Indies. Sometimes there came a contrary wind, and Co'umbus was cheered by it, for would convince his men that the Wind did not always blow one way, and that by patient waiting they could yet re- turn to Spain. As the days went on the signs of land increased, but very slowly. When we think of the intense impatience of the pass- engers on an ocean steamer after they have been ten long days on the water, even though they know precisely where they are,and where they are going, and that they are driven by mechanical forces stronger than winds and waves, we can im- agine something of the feelings of Colum- bus and his crew as the third month were on. Still there was no sign of hope but a pelican to-day and a crab to-morrow ; or a drizzlng rain without windâ€"a combination which was supposed to indicate nearness to the land. There has scarcely been a moment in the history of the race more full of solemn consequences than that evening hour when, after finding a carved stick and a. hawthorn branch, Columbus watched from the deck in the momentary expectation of some glimpse of land. The first shore light is asignal of success and triumph to sailors who cross the Atlantic every three weeks. \Vhat then was it to the patient commander who was looking for the first gleam from an unknown world ?â€"â€"T. W. Hlaoixsox, in Harper’s Maqazine for October. â€"â€"â€"â€"-‘N4.’>N»â€"' Health Item. About a year ago the smallpox prevailed to some extent in Austin, and there were great apprehensions at the time of the dread disease becoming epidemic. It was during this excitement that a sad-eyed colored man entered a pawnbroker arena on Austin Avenue with ablanket under his arm, which he offered as collateral security for a temporary loan of a dollar. The con- tracting parties disagreed on financial issues, the pawnbroker asserting with con- siderable positivcncss, that he was inviting financial ruin to take possession of him if he advanced more than a slick quarter on the blanket, while the negro stated if the times were not so panicky, live dollars would be noinduccmcnt for him to part with the blanket. “ \Vhy, you are out of your min’l," mid the pawnbrokm‘, running his arm through a. hole in the blanket. “It; was not worth three dollars when it was new.” “ I know dat, boss, but 1 hates to part; wid dat blanket on account 01) do tender recoll- ecshuns connected with it. ” Apearly drop ran down the dusky nose, and as he tried to swallow abig .lump the colored man said, “ Dat blanket belonged to my wife’s mudder, who died yesterday wid (ie smallpoxes, but yer can hab it for a. quarter.” broker. People wondered why the ,colored man with a blanket came out of the shop in haste, as if fired out of a cannon, but he knew why. He wanted to get a good start, so as to beat a, load of b‘uckshot, with which the pawnbroker wasprepar- ing to vaccinate himâ€"A. E. SWEET, in EDITOR’S DRAWER, Harper’s JIayaahw for October. â€"â€"â€"‘u<«ov>»â€"â€"â€"â€" It is stated at St. l’etersburg that the con- victs in the prison at Rhedan have revolted. The soldiers were sent to suppress them. A struggle ensued, in which I'OL'ly convicts were killed. Columbus and His Sailors. 9y) exclaimed the alarmed pawn- \Vhite Danish kid gloves rf exaggerated length are worn by bridesmaids. Many rich dressr s have velvet collars and cuffs and dispense with any white lace next the flesh. Mantles next Fall will all be linzd with some bright color, gold, blue, red or pink. Gold will be preferred. The ready-made light woolen costumes for Antunm wear are very attractive, both 111 quality and in price. The new colors show many faded tapestry shades, and it is the caprice of the season to label these new shades old. Embroidery will to a. certain extent hold a prominent place in the higher grades of garnitures imported for next season. Urinoline is gradually becoming popular. Bustles are worn qui*e large, glving an ex- panded expression to the entile skirt. Sailor hats, trimng with a wide band of ribbon, with some upright loops at one side, are the latest revival for young ladies' wear. A singular fashion is that of wearihq offi- cers’ 0011a,:‘s and cuffs of red embroidered with gold over walki« g jackets of cloth, sur- cot or stockinet. Straw fans brought from Tuscany are ac- companied bya pax‘asol of straw, and worn with white mu‘sl n dresses that have yellow satm or brown velvet ribbon ornaments. New Parisian corsagcs show the fronts of the basqne‘bontinued mto long panels, which reach nearly to the foot OI the underskirt. This is a favorite style at present. The flatly fo'ded scarfs worn by gentle- men are much used by ladies with their Nor- folk jackets and tailor-made (3118\‘i0t dresses. Those of foulurd 01' pique are most liked for the present season. \Vhite will be worn Loch for day and even- ing dress for many weeks to come, and white dresses upon the promenade will be seen until the cold day: of Autumn shall render this " huelc: s hue ” inappropriate. In the arrangement of the coilfuxe, heavy bangs, ” Montagues,” or thick rings of hair, are now considered “ Lad form ” by the mesh fashionable people, and only the light est babyish flush of hair now shades the forehead. Ladies who have small shawls of French or Span sh lace can utilize them as fichus bV gathering them up slightly upon the should- ers and at the back, across the \ValSt-llne. and belting them in over the points, front and back. Though the popularity of the jersey bodice seems greatly to have subsided abroad, it appears to find increasing favor with Ameri- can ladies, it being too trim, compact and comfortable to be abolished for a waist of fewer desirable qualities. Ribbon in Velvet, moire and satin is worn in the greatest profusion on dresses and mantles as sashes,fla.t-bo“ s for draping scarfs and tunics, papillon bows scattered over flounces and puffings, and loops pendant over kiltings, peeping from amid waves of lace or Iorming the edge to bodice and tunic. Some of the newly-imported polonaises are malie with open bodices, square or heart- shaped, or in a long V, the point reaching to the belt. The opening is usually edged with a. plaited ruching, or with embroidery or applique bands of beaded work. Under- neath this opening is worn a plastron of vel- vet or chemisette of lace. Half-high bodices are coming rapidly in- to favor for evening wear. They are cut away about three inches from the neck all around, and are usually worn with lace, or transpn‘ent, beaded sleeves, which reach to the gloves that quite cover the elbows. The most; elegant collars are of sheer linen in a straight band, with a pattern of drawn- Work near one edge and Venetian lace turn- ed np on the other edge. When the ends meet in front; the lace is gathered vexy full and tled by narrow ivory-white satlu ribbon that gives the effect of a lace bow. The newest fashion in Parisâ€"that of wear- ing black underclothingâ€"has become the fu- rore amongst the women of the highest aris- tocracy. The undergarments like those of the eastern odalisques, are composed usually of si k, generally of what is called foulard des Indes. From head to foot the Parisian ladies appear, when divested of the outer robe, as just emerging; from an ink bathmthe stockings of black silk, the slippers of black velvet, the corsets of black satin, adorned with black lace, and the petticoafis of black surah, filled around the bottom with a. stitf mousse of black illusion 01’ net. Another romantic tradition has been re- futed, another thrilling illusion dispelled, by Dr. Otto Kuntz’s discovery that the lethal capacities of Pakaraman, the renowned Ja- vanese Death Valley, are as utterly fabulous as the Norwegian Kraaken or Richard of Gloucester hump. It is no longer permitted to us to believe that the effects of the sub- tle poison given off by the “Deadly Upas Tree ” have bestrewn that dismal vale with countless carcasses of savage beasts, serpents. and birds, or that a certain death awaits any foolhardy traveller attempting to cross it ; for the (minent German explorer has paid l’akamaran an exhaustive visit, and re- ports it to be as healthy as any other part of the island. In the way 0t corpses he did not see so much as a dead fly within its pre- cincts. He deseribes it as a small circular depression in a gorge of the Dieng moun- tains, about seven square meters in size,and forlorn of vegetation. It is approached by two footpaths, winding downwards from the hills by which it is surrounded. By one of these piths Dr. Kuntze entered the death valle} , despite the entreaties of his guides and servants, one of whom repeated. 1y strove to hold him back by force, and, having traversed Pakamaran in every direc- tion, quitted it by the other path. The na- tives had assured him that he would find the valley choked up by Skeletons, as even the swiftest birds flying above it would drop down stone-dead, slain by its poisonous ex- halations. In vain, however, did he look about for a single bone : nor could he detect the least unpleasant odor. Dr. Kuntze pro- nounces Pakamaran to be an impnsture, the off-spring of ignorance and superstition. Unable to dispute his Sentence, we are bound, not altogether without regret, to relegate the death-dealing vale to the limbo 0" exploded ixiyLlis.â€"â€"L011tl0)1 Telegraph. The Upas Valley story Exploded. ASHION CHAT.